Right for you, today
The same protein bar is a good call at 4pm and a poor one at 10pm.
Honest comparison
Kata vs Yuka.
Yuka is one of the most genuinely independent apps in health, and its score is honest work. It is also identical for every person who scans that barcode.
The verdictAn incorruptible score in the aisle. And why it can never be about you.
First, fairly
Yuka at a glance.
What it is for
A barcode scanner that grades packaged food and cosmetics from 0 to 100 and suggests better alternatives.
What it costs
Free to download and scan. Premium is annual only and pay what you want, starting at 10 USD, 10 GBP or 10 EUR: offline scanning, search without scanning, dietary alerts. The features are identical at every price, the higher amounts are voluntary support.
Where it is strongest
No ads, no money from brands, revenue published openly, and a scoring method anyone can check.
Who it suits
Anyone who wants an instant, incorruptible second opinion on a packaged product in the aisle.
The difference
What changes with Kata.
Scan, then log it
Scan a barcode in Kata and the score is yours, against your own targets, ready to log in one tap.
Independent, like Yuka
Your logs, chats and photos stay on your device. No ads, nothing sold, full export.
Side by side
Row by row.
A gray mark means possible, but not on its own.
| Capability | Kata | Yuka |
|---|---|---|
| Instant score on a packaged product | Yesa personal score, every plan | Yeswhat it was built for |
| Cosmetics rated as well | No | Yestwo million products |
| The answer is personal to you | Yesyour phase, your targets | Nothe same score for everyone |
| Knows what you already ate today | Yesthe day so far, in context | Noone product at a time |
| Training, sleep, labs and supplements too | Yes | Nonot what it does |
| No ads, and your data never sold | Yesstored on your device | Yesfunded by users, not brands |
| A history that becomes trends | Yesweight, protein, sleep, water | Partlya scan history, not a trend |
Why Kata
Three reasons, not thirty.
One system
Food, training, sleep, supplements, labs and mood in a single place.
It decides
Not a dashboard you read: a coach that says what today should look like.
It stays yours
Your logs, chats, photos and Kata's memory live on your device.
Honestly
When Yuka is the better choice.
For cosmetics, for a better alternative suggested on the spot and for a score anyone can check against a published method, Yuka is the better tool, from a company that takes nothing from brands. That independence is worth having. Keep it.
In short
What, how and why.
- What
- Kata is a personal health coach, and its scanner scores for you, not for everyone.
- How
- It works from your own numbers: what you already ate, your phase, tonight's session.
- Why
- The yoghurt scores 68. Whether it fits your day is a different question.
One coach. Your whole picture.
Start free: the core stays free for good, and from 16 November every account begins with 30 days of Kata Plus. Set up in one conversation, in your own words.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Is the Yuka score personalised to me?
No. Yuka's published method uses no information about you: the same product returns the same score for everyone. Premium Alerts can flag gluten, lactose or palm oil, but they do not change the score. For a shopping tool that is defensible.
Does Kata have a barcode scanner?
Yes, in every plan, the free one included. Kata reads the barcode, looks the product up in Open Food Facts and scores it against your own profile and goals, then logs it in one tap. Yuka still rates cosmetics and suggests alternatives, which Kata does not, so plenty of people keep both.
Checked 2026-07Competitor details change. We check these pages regularly and correct them when something moves: if you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Yuka is a trademark of its owner. Kata is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Yuka.
Kata is a coach, not a doctor. It supports everyday decisions about food, training, sleep and rhythm; it does not diagnose, treat or replace medical advice.